PVAAS UPDATE February 2016 CCIUCC

PVAAS ROSTER VERIFICATION Are You Ready to Roster?!

PIMS Calendar Update PIMS Calendar has been updated: Staff Student Subtest deadline (collection for PVAAS roster pre-population) is 11:59 pm on March 21, 2016 Deadline has been correctly indicated in all PVAAS materials available on the login page Deadline is now correctly reflected on the PIMS calendar HARD DEADLINE: no collection or update window. Very important for LEAs to submit on time! from PDE, Dave Ream (Chief, Division of Data Quality) to PIMS Administrators on 2/3/16 informing them of the calendar update Copy was forwarded to PAIU-CC by Kristen Lewald on 2/4: please share with your LEA staff responsible for oversight of PIMS and/or PVAAS roster verification

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Roster Verification Phases Spring 2016 Dates Admins should make sure the system is ready for teachers! Teachers can Preview BUT cannot edit during this phase! Please note the adjustment for the opening and closing of each phase. Phases close at 11:59 on the Friday indicated, and the next phase officially begins at 12 midnight on Saturday. notifications of phase openings will be sent on Mondays.

Roster Verification Phases Spring 2016 Dates Please note the adjustment for the opening and closing of each phase on previous slide. Phases close at 11:59 on the Friday indicated, and the next phase officially begins at 12 midnight on Saturday. notifications of phase openings will be sent on Mondays.

What’s New in the PVAAS RV Application? Copying Rosters Users can copy students from any roster that s/he has access to – into a new roster Batch Printing of Overclaimed Students and/or Underclaimed Students Users at both the school and district levels can batch print lists of overclaimed and underclaimed students. Users access this feature by clicking Print from within their RV Summary, and then selecting “Print Overclaimed Students” or “Print Underclaimed Students” Roster History Report Displays all actions performed on rosters to which the user has access – including when another user submitted the roster, or when the roster was auto-submitted at the closing of an RV phase Accessible to all users from within their RV Summary page

“Are Yoooouu Ready to Roster?!” RV Training Webinar for New Administrators Audience: New LEA staff who provide support and assistance for PVAAS Roster Verification. One session: Thursday, 2/18/2016, 8:30 – 11:30 AM Link to Join: This session will be recorded! Access recording within 48 hours of the live session at If your LEA does not allow for the use of tiny urls, contact our team at for the full hyperlink!

SAVE THE DATE - May 4, 2016 Using PVAAS Projections for School Level and Student Level Planning 8:00-11:00 Secondary School Teams 12:00-3:00 Elementary School Teams